While one half of Europe sleeps, the other half plays. This late December/early January period is a strange one as certain leagues take a break, but there's always enough football to keep us entertained and engaged.
Italy have joined Germany and the Netherlands on a winter pause, but we welcome back both La Liga and the top French sides by way of the Coupe de France.
The European Club Rankings is a list of the continent's top teams in order of form and performance at this stage of the season.
You can read the previous set of rankings here.